• The September Issue

    US vogue september issue 2007

    The September Issue movie review… essential watching for anyone interested in the fashion/fashion magazine industry… I made time in my schedule recently to go see the movie “The September Issue”. I did so because I feel it’s an important movie for folks in the beauty/fashion/magazine/etc aspect of the creative industries to go see. For those […]

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  • My Lip Gloss Be Poppin – Armour Beauty

    armour beauty barracuda lip gloss

    At this year’s IMATS in Los Angeles I discovered the line Armour Beauty, and it’s ‘Rock n’ Roll culture’ inspired lip glosses. Normally, saying something is “inspired by rock n’ roll” is a pretty meaningless, however these glosses walk the talk. One of the two lip glosses I picked up is named ‘Gazarri’s’, which is […]

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  • Beauty Breakdown – Summer Beauty

    Colorful Summer Fun makeup… Contains affiliate links Model: Bay/Ford Models Soft color reflects the ease of summer beauty. Here’s how I got the look… Foundation: Make Up For Ever (MUFE) – HD Invisible Cover Foundation (mix of 2 colors) Eyeshadows: Urban Decay โ€“ Midnight Cowboy / Hotpants Eyeliner: Make Up For Ever (MUFE) Aqualiner #3L […]

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  • Le Bien, Le Mal – Road Testing Part 1

    This is the first installment of my Road Testin’ series; tales from the front lines of what makeup products do once they’re out of their pretty pretty packaging, and in the real world. I think that for product reviews to really be meaningful it’s important not only to talk about what new products come out […]

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  • Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics is Killing It (and Me)

    Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) is a cosmetics line founded by pro makeup artist David Klasfeld. Makeup lines started by makeup artists – NARS, Stila, Make Up For Ever, Shu Uemura – are generally my favorites because they are developed by people who know how makeup should act, what it should do, and how it should […]

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